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British boy band One Direction have hired the bodyguard who tried to save Michael Jackson on the day he died. Alberto Alvarez, 36, worked for the late ‘Thriller’ hitmaker and he was present at Jackson's...Tags: Rentals, Triathlon, One Direction (music group), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Schools
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Don't let political groups hide donors behind charity pretense
When the Supreme Court's landmark ruling in 2010 opened the corporate floodgates to unlimited election spending, we waited to see its effect on politics. Last fall, we endured unprecedented bombardment with political television ads from independent...Tags: Taxation, Elections, Pension and Welfare, Lobbying, Charity
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PRESS DIGEST-Canada-June 19
ReutersJune 19 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Amid questions about the Prime Minister's Office, Senate...Tags: Parliament, Tourism and Leisure, Poetry, Travel, Barack Obama
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Three HCC employees honored with development awards
Three Harford Community College employees have been named recipients of the 2013 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Awards. Jan M. Brewer, assistant professor of sociology and social work; Deborah Jaeger, mathematics...Tags: Teaching and Learning, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Arts and Culture, Chiropractic, Physiology
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Religious freedom under threat at home
On Friday, Catholics throughout the United States will begin observing two weeks known as the Fortnight for Freedom. For a second consecutive year, the U.S. Catholic Church has set aside this time leading up to Independence Day to draw attention to the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Crime, Law and Justice, William E. Lori, Punishment, Francis I
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Author Laura Moriarty visits Baltimore
It's difficult to imagine what Laura Moriarty's four novels would have been like if she had chosen a place to live other than Kansas, with its endless wheat fields and abundance of ordinary light. Moriarty, 42, focuses her gaze on the most common,...
Tags: Downton Abbey (tv program), Simon Curtis, My Week With Marilyn (movie), Celebrities, Elizabeth McGovern
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ESU to offer Saturday master's program in social work
East Stroudsburg University will offer a new master's of social work degree starting this fall. In collaboration with Marywood University in Scranton, the part-time, three-year program will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, said Lloyd Lyter,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Employment Opportunities, Scranton, Career and Workplace, Education
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Blue Back Square 'Tastes and Toasts' Supports Charities, Gives Donors Dining Deals
The Hartford CourantBlue Back Square's annual "Tastes and Toasts" series, which allows diners to enjoy special deals while supporting local charities at the development's restaurants, is back. Every Wednesday night through October, one restaurant hosts the event from 5...Tags: Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bars and Clubs, Foods and Beverages, Dining and Drinking
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Mom and boyfriend who allegedly tortured, murdered boy due in court
This post has been corrected. See below for details. A Palmdale mother and her boyfriend are scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in the alleged torture and beating death of the woman's 8-year-old son. Pearl Fernandez, 29, and her boyfriend, Isauro...
Tags: Skull Fracture, Abusive Behavior, Suicide, Fractured Rib, Career and Workplace
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Pennsylvania Democrats strike out in bid to expand Medicaid to working poor
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Democrats struck out Monday in their attempts to expand government-funded Medicaid health insurance to hundreds of thousands of working poor as part of the federal Affordable Care Act. First up was Sen. Vince Hughes, D-...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Executive Branch, Jake Corman, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Economy, Business and Finance
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Social Services takes over children receiving home
Staff WriterBetty Jo McNeece Receiving Home will now be administered by the Imperial County Social Services Department, as streamlining of services to at-risk children is sought. Betty Jo McNeece provides temporary shelter to children who have been removed from...Tags: Mental Health, Abusive Behavior
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New treatment for college interrupted by addictions
"It's time to get the 'high' out of higher education," former cabinet secretary Joseph Califano said to release findings that 49 percent of full-time college students binge drink or abuse prescription and illegal drugs. That four-year study was...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Addiction, Florida Atlantic University, Research, Nursing
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